NHTSA Complaint #10693123 — 2010 FORD FUSION

ON 2/19/2015 I TOOK MY 2010 FORD FUSION TO EL CAJON FORD BECAUSE OF ANOTHER BROKEN WHEEL LUG. AFTER PERFORMING A MULTI POINT INSPECTION FOR $116 WHICH THEY SNUCK IN ON THE WORK ORDER. THE CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL STUD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE STUD AND LUG NUT PLUS LABOR. I REFERRED TO THE RECALL AND PREVIOUS WORK DONE THEY STILL REFUSED TO PERFORM THE WORK WITH OUT CHARGE. I WAS FORCED TO PAY $116 TO GET MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO PEPBOYS IN SANTEE CA. WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BROKEN STUD FOR FRACTION OF FORDS COST. WHILE INSTALLING THE WHEEL ANOTHER STUD BROKE AND PEPBOYS REPLACED THAT STUD AT COST. I QUESTION THE SOLUTION FORD GIVES FOR THE RECALL OF REPLACING THE LUG NUTS ONLY, THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE TO THE LUG STUDS THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN WEAKENED. 1 BROKEN STUD AND LUG NUT REPLACED 4/2/11, 20 LUG NUTS REPLACED 1/23/12, 1 BROKEN STUD AND LUG NUT REPLACED 1/17/13, 1 BROKEN STUD AND LUG NUT REPLACED 5/7/14, 2 STUDS AND 2 LUG NUTS REPLACED 2/10/15. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE REMAINING STUDS TO SNAP. *TR